The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-02-24
in the city of st. Cloud about three

in the city of st. Cloud about three
weeks ago, and among those present
were Judge Collins, d. b. Srarle, P.
b. Gnrman. Oscar Taylor. M. d. Tay-
Tor, Frank Tolman. ID. w. Bruckart,
Geo. Ii. Reynolds and Il half score OF
others. Sank Centre was represented
by Messrs. BartO. Gates and Foster.
The occasion was to agree uron a
compromise measure to take the
place of a bill drawn for the estab-
lishment of municipal court at
Sank Centre, and Judge Collins and
The members of the bar of st. Cloud,
while opposed to such Il court, sug.
gested the holding of an adjourned
term OF the district court at SaLk
Cent-e, and Judge Collins agreed to
meet Gov. Barto in st. Paul the fol-
lowing Monday and did so meet him,
both meantime having drawn bills
to the same end, VII oh were COM
pared and the one finally offered
was agreed upon 10y the two. This
st. Cloud repudiated on Friday last.
At that original meeting in st. Cloud,
both bills-the municipal court and
the county division-were discussed,
Capt. Taylor favoring both, and Mr..
German saying there was no objec-
ton to submitting the county divi-
sion bill, although he was not in it's
favor, and it was then and there
agreed that no opposition should be
made Ivy ST. Cloud. The writer was
not prese MT. but he makes this, as he
hid the former statement, upon the
authority of Messrs. Barto, Gates
and Foster, and surely they lack
neither the intelligence to appreciate,
or the fairness to truthfully repre-
sent the character of the proceed
ings of that meeting.
TO say that st. Cloud will not con.
sent to any such plan is merely tn
declare that ST Cloud is determined to
act in bad failh-to 60 back upon ii
fair bargaln entered into by mel,
who assumed to act in representa-
tive capacity'fOr her citizens. And
there is d promise which ante-d,te<
TINS meelIng lay several years. 81
C,'u.: i'e'n greed. thrurgt, prnu,
n'"i ct q 'n>. r".t it western St,'arnS
A"uIl off ~, obi .'vIjons t. til
rr."tl II 81 to" p."S"n' court An,,% .
that s.. GI"ul wauid willingly sup.
port division of the county wher,
the western towns desired 1T. Per.
haps this assertion, too, will be de-.
MED.
The JouInal-Press no doubt speaks
for st. Cloud when it would deny
Western Stearns the relief demanded,
but when 1t talks about "uspless
agitation it utters pure nonsense
The "agitation' is Il thing of the
present, and st. Cloud will be made tC
feel it. That paper IS very consider.
ate of the nerves of the dear people
and would administer a sedative.
| But Western Stearns has had enough
OF that sort of medicine. Its nerve.
are stro"g and 1T does not shrink
from agitation. If the Journal-Press
believes what it says, that "there are
not three towns in the county whose
people wish the county divided" why
does it fear to submit the question
1t is unfortunate for st. Cloud tha
she is located upon the extreme
boundary of the county, but her mis-
fortune is no excuse for her selfish
and defiant policy. For years West
erD Stearns has submitted to the ex
actions and demands of the St. Clout
ring of politicians Of both parties
but such submission has ceased to b,
virtue. Because We have beer
trodden under IN the past is no reas
on why we shall always submit to sim
liar oppression. st. Cloud throw
down the gauntlet and Western
Stearns is not 10th to pick it up.
The final declaration Of the Journal
Press that there remains absolute
ly no grounds upon which to ask fol
division' is to Say that having giver
Us crumb we have no right to de
mand any more bread. But how
about the subsequent attempt t,
steal back the crumb? Western
Stearns is in no frame of mind t.
longer tolerate the arrogant anG
bullying policy of st. Cloud. SIN
claims and will fight for the right q
consideration, and failing to receiv,
it will use such retaliatory measure.
as shall make her self-appointet
; gu rdian feel that the ward is a
least troublesome.